Hathor Amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1086–332 , From Egypt, Faience, H. 2 9/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (

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Hathor Amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1086–332 , From Egypt, Faience, H. 2 9/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. ( x x cm), In Ancient Egypt deities are often depicted as a combination of a human body and an animal head. Less frequently a human head was attached to the body of an animal, in this case a cobra. The cobra itself can be identified with different goddesses such as Wadjet, Hathor, Meretseger, Renenutet, Bastet, or Sakhmet

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